Community Engagement & Membership

In 2022, Chicago Loop Alliance’s community engagement sector, which consists of the membership department, positioned CLA as a resource for members and partners. The community engagement department served as a guidepost for social, civic, and economic themes affecting the Loop community to effectively develop programs suited to CLA membership. This included beginning a centralized financial integration to streamline dues billing and other communications in 2023. Through customized opportunities, partnerships, and flexibility for member businesses, CLA demonstrated strength as a seasoned relationship builder for 50 new members, while retaining longtime members.

Membership in Chicago Loop Alliance means invaluable networking opportunities, marketing benefits, professional development, and connection to the community—both in the Loop and throughout the city of Chicago. In order to connect members from across Chicago, events returned exclusively in-person, including four LoopedIn networking events, two Marketing Labs, and Chicago Loop Alliance’s Annual Meeting and Autumn City Lights Annual Gala.

Presented by Pressure Washing Systems, Chicago Loop Alliance Foundation’s 18th Annual Gala took place on October 7 at Convene Willis Tower, one of the newest venues in the Loop. The Autumn City Lights event dazzled over 400 guests and raised over $215,000 to support public art projects and events like Sundays on State, ACTIVATE, The Gateway, the Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade, and more.

In order to connect members from across Chicago, events returned exclusively in-person, including four LoopedIn networking events, two Marketing Labs, and Chicago Loop Alliance’s Annual Meeting and Autumn City Lights Annual Gala.